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24.12.10
Sustainability means daring to rethink the whole range of products in a sustainable way.
Sas Adriaenssens was hired as a designer by Buzzispace to discover what would be the added value of the company that was producing partitioning systems. She designed a whole line of office furniture, using an innovative material, 'ecofelt'. But the sustainability of the products can also be found in the flatpack transport, because the less space it takes, the more efficient it is.
Read the article here: in English, Dutch or French.
Check out Buzzispace's website.
15.12.10
REcentre publishes sustainable success stories of companies out of diverse sectors (from chocolate to fast food, from ecofelt to metal,...) out of the Meuse-Rhine Euregion. We beleive that sustainability is an economic necessity and not just a hype! Read the articles on our site, download them, put them on your IPad and share them with your friends!
Register for our newsletter on the homepage and receive three articles every two weeks. The articles are in English, French and Dutch.
04.12.10
REcentre is organising Solutions for Tomorrow on the road, together with OVAM, OpenRaam and Flanders InShape. The event is hosted by Innovatiecentrum and Agentschap Ondernemen.
You and your company will discover how to use the Ecolizer 2.0 and Eco Strategies by OVAM, which sustainable materials you can imply in your products and processes, where you can find the money to subsidize sustainable investments and two real life business cases will be presented!
SFT on the road was a success, you can find the presentations of the speakers here.
15.10.10
REcentre launched a design competition for a sustainable water carafe for drinKraantjeswater. hegge ID (BE) was the final winner with a carafe made out of hotel porcelain with the looks of a water tower.
The carafe will be in stores as from February 14. It consists out of a carafe (750 ml) and a cup which also closes the carafe (250 ml). It will be produced by Berghoff Worldwide in a series of 6.000 pieces. These first 6.000 pieces will be for sale at 10 euro/carafe. To keep up to date about the selling points or to pre-order your carafe you have to sign the charter or send an e-mail.
13.10.10
With the ‘Ecodesign’ exhibition REcentre wishes to demonstrate that sustainable products don't have to be boring or ugly. And actually, besides their ecological nature, the exhibited products are also very pleasant and examples of good design: going from a fabulous hybrid sportscar to stylish garden furniture. And even in the smallest room you can 'think' sustainable with the cradle to cradle toilet paper.
01.10.10
- Competition Sustainable Refrainables: Create a poster that communicates the phrases that help designers move people toward sustainable design and business solutions. Win 14.000 $ on Core 77.
- Competition INDEX - design to improve life is now accepting nominations for the forthcoming
INDEX:Award 2011. The award is the largest monetary design award in the
world, and it is presented biennially to five winners at a ceremony in
Copenhagen. Win 100.000 €, apply before December 17.
30.09.10
Visit the Liege Design Biennial and REcentre's exhibition of sustainable academy projects at the Ancienne Halle aux Viandes in Liège!
